| 1 | .TH GETS UCB 2/24/79 UCB |
| 2 | .SH NAME |
| 3 | gets \- get a string from standard input |
| 4 | .SH SYNOPSIS |
| 5 | .B gets |
| 6 | [ default ] |
| 7 | .SH DESCRIPTION |
| 8 | .I Gets |
| 9 | can be used with |
| 10 | .IR csh (UCB) |
| 11 | to read a string from the standard input. |
| 12 | If a |
| 13 | .I default |
| 14 | is given it is used if an error occurs. |
| 15 | The resultant string (either the default or as read from the standard |
| 16 | input is written to the standard output. |
| 17 | If no |
| 18 | .I default |
| 19 | is given and an error occurs, |
| 20 | .I gets |
| 21 | exits with exit status 1. |
| 22 | .SH "SEE ALSO" |
| 23 | csh (UCB) |
| 24 | .SH BUGS |